I hate to say it, but many children’s ministries are like a bad country song, “where have all the good men gone”? Volunteering and working with kids has long been a female dominated ministry, particularly in nursery and preschool ministries. A shortage of men working with little children has been a cultural trend that dates [...]

The following post is an adaptation from a chapter I wrote in the book, “Turbocharged 2.0: 100 Simple Secrets to Successful Preschool Ministry”. To learn more about the book you can check it out here.

In over 10 years as a Children’s Pastor, I have observed some key characteristics in preschoolers that every leader [...]

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about our multisite strategy for children’s ministry at 12Stone Church. Currently we have 3 campuses, with more on the way. The most common questions I get is, “what is our model for multisite?”
Before we talk about our model, let me identify the three main ways I see churches [...]

My three children are fascinated with animals. They love to learn interesting facts about animals. Recently we checked out a book about baby animals that was full of amazing facts about all kinds of creatures. One of the discoveries that I found most interesting had to do with baby ducks and how they imprint.
When baby [...]

At 12Stone Church we often get asked, “How do you organize your elementary small groups?” Throughout our services we transition between large group & small groups at various times to discuss the Bible Story and maintain interaction within the groups. We want our small group to be 3D:
DO – This is our hands-on element. Our [...]

“All You Can Eat”. Many restaurants offer this culinary ritual by asking you to pay a flat fee of about $5.99 and then stuffing yourself on an never ending array of options…from fried chicken to egg rolls & salisbury steak to tacos. After 4 trips to the “food bar” it is then time to visit the [...]